The man accused of killing eight peopleand wounding several others in a mass shooting at a suburban Dallasshopping mall was discharged from the Army in 2008 because of mentalhealth issues and apparently had been working as a security guard,according to neighbors and an Army official.
By Jamie Stengle, Jake Bleiberg,Flower bouquets remains at a makeshift memorial outside of Allen Premium Outlets mall, a day after a shooting, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Allen. A gunman fatally shot eight people and wounded seven others Saturday before being killed by a police officer.
According to an Army official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues, though, Garcia was kicked out of the Army due to mental health issues. The front entrance of a home connected to suspected mall gunman, Mauricio Garcia, is seen, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Dallas. The home was searched overnight by law enforcement officials related to the mall shooting in Allen, Texas.
Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey declined to answer questions Sunday evening, saying of the investigation, “we actually don’t have a lot.”A law enforcement official said investigators have been searching a Dallas motel where Garcia had been staying in the runup to the attack. The official said police also found multiple weapons at the scene after Garcia was killed, including an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun.
Information about Garcia emerged as the community mourned the dead and awaited word on the seven people who were wounded. Authorities have not publicly identified those who were killed.
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